Fifth Avenue South in Naples considers taxing district

An employee of Wind In the Willows-Beth Boutique adjusts decorations outside of the window on Fifth Avenue S. Thursday night. The city of Naples is in the process of creating a Fifth Avenue South business improvement district for the street. The district would collect a special assessment from commercial property owners, and the money would then be used to market and promote the street. Several other Naples shopping districts have expressed interest in a similar district. City Council will come to a decision about it later this month. Lexey Swall/Staff

Customers sit outside Kilwin's of Naples on Fifth Avenue S. on Thursday evening.The city of Naples is in the process of creating a Fifth Avenue South business improvement district for the street. The district would collect a special assessment from commercial property owners, and the money would then be used to market and promote the street. Several other Naples shopping districts have expressed interest in a similar district. City Council will come to a decision about it later this month. Lexey Swall/Staff

Mary Treptow looks in the windows of Sperry Top-Sider shoe store Thursday evening on Fifth Avenue S. in Naples. The city of Naples is in the process of creating a Fifth Avenue South business improvement district for the street. The district would collect a special assessment from commercial property owners, and the money would then be used to market and promote the street. Several other Naples shopping districts have expressed interest in a similar district. Lexey Swall/Staff

Valerie Fadul, left, and her daughter Eva Fadul shop in Wind In the Willows-Beth Boutique on Fifth Avenue S. Thursday night during their visit to Naples from California.The city of Naples is in the process of creating a Fifth Avenue South business improvement district for the street. The district would collect a special assessment from commercial property owners, and the money would then be used to market and promote the street. Several other Naples shopping districts have expressed interest in a similar district. City Council will come to a decision about it later this month. Lexey Swall/Staff